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No. 644,596. V Patented Aug. 13, 1895.

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SAMUEL J. SIMMONS PATENT OFFICE.

AND WILLIAM O. SIMMONS, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,596, dated August 13, 1895.

Application filed November 20, 1894. Serial No. 629,399- (No model.)

To 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, SAMUEL J. SIMMoNs and WILLIAM O. SIMMONS, residents of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supportersyand we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in garment-supporters, the object of the invention being to produce a clasp or garmentsupporter adapted to be operated automatically by a belt to grasp the garment to be supported. I

A further object is to produce a device for supporting skirts, pants, &c., which shall be so constructed and arranged that it will be made to grasp the garment when the belt is drawn tight, whereby to support the garment and retain the belt in its proper position.

A further object is to produce a garmentsupporter carried and operated by a belt,-

which shall be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and efiectual in all respects in the performance of its functions.

A further object is to so construct a garment-supporter and connect it to a belt in such manner that when the belt is tightened the device will automatically grasp the garment to be supported, and so that when the belt is loosened the device will operate automatically to release itself from said garment.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View showing the application of our improvements. Fig. 2 is a face view of the device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same.

A represents a rectangular or other shaped frame, similar to a buckle-frame, and is preferably made of spring metal. Projecting downwardly within the frame from the upper cross-bar a thereof is an integral springtongue B, the width of said tongue being such as to produce slots b b for the passage of abelt O, as shown in Fig.1, said belt being made to pass over the spring-tongue B. At its lower end the tongue B is bent laterally and slightly upwardly to produce a lip c, at the free edge of which teeth 01 are made. The tongue B is so bent outwardly from the frame A that normally the teeth at will be approximately in line with the inner faces of the sides of the frame. From this construction and arrangement of parts it will be seen that when the belt is applied to the person of the wearer and drawn tight the springtongue will be forced by the belt toward the person and the teeth 01 made to enter the garment to be supporteda pair of pants, for instance. When the belt is loosened, the teeth 01 will, by the resilience of the tongue B, be automaticallywithdrawn from the garment.

Our improvements are especially useful for supporting pants when a negligshirt is worn or for supporting ladies skirts when shirtwaists are worn, in which latter case the device will preferably be located behind and not only support the skirt but make a neat and pretty ornament. For gentlemens garments the device can be worn at the back or sides, if desired, and may be worn withthe tongue projecting either up or down.

Our improvements are very simple in construction, automatic in operation, and efficient in the performance of their functions.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a plate having a tongue connected therewith, said tongue having teeth thereon, of a belt connected with the plate and having sliding connection therewith and bearing against the back of the tongue whereby to exert a pressure thereon, to force the teeth into the garment, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a plate having a angle to the plate andgripping teeth extend- 1o ing from the tongue, of a belt passed through specification in the presence of two subscribthe space at the edges of the tongue and in ing witnesses.

contact with the tongue, said belt being SAMUEL J. SIMMONS. adapted to force the tongue from its normal XVILLIAM O. SIMMONS.

5 position at an angle to the plate, toward the \Vitnesses:

plate, substantially as set forth} ALINE P. DELANO,

In testimony whereof we have signed this J08. A. \VILLARD. 

